June Allyson
in The Secret Heart (1946)
Born	Eleanor Geisman October 7, 1917(1917-10-07) The Bronx, New York City, New York
Died	July 8, 2006 (aged 88) Ojai, California, U.S.
Years active	1937 - 2001
Spouse(s)	Dick Powell (1945-1963) Alfred Glenn Maxwell (1963-1965, 1966-1970) David Ashrow (1976-2006)

June Allyson (October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was a Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ojai (ˈoʊhaɪ is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century Television is one of the major major mass media of the United States. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 2.1 Features 2.2 Short subjects 3 References 3.1 Notes 3.2 Bibliography 4 External links

Biography

Early life

Allyson was born Eleanor (Ella) Geisman^[1] in the Bronx, New York City to Clara Provost and Robert Geisman on October 7, 1917. The City of New York Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Her paternal grandparents, Harry Geisman and Anna Hafner, were immigrants from Germany,^[1] although Allyson has claimed that her last name was originally "Van Geisman", and was of Dutch origin. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands ^[2] June was six months old when her alcoholic father who'd worked as a janitor abandoned the family. Her mother worked as a telephone operator and restaurant cashier. Allyson was brought up in near poverty. At eight, a dead tree branch fell on her while she was bicycling. Several bones were broken, and doctors said she would never walk again. She underwent months of swimming exercises and regained her health. ^[3]

Career

After graduating from a wheelchair to crutches to braces, she was inspired to dance by obsessively watching Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movies. In 1938, fully recovered, she tried out for a chorus job in the Broadway show "Sing out the News. " The choreographer gave her a job and a new name: Allyson, a family name, and June, for the month. ^[3]

Like other musical performers in New York, the 5'1" Allyson found work in movie short subjects that were filmed there. Her first opportunity came from Educational Pictures at its Astoria, Long Island studio. For the current and unrelated company of the same name see Educational Pictures (image archive Educational cast her as an ingenue opposite singer Lee Sullivan, comic dancers Herman Timberg, Jr. and Pat Rooney, Jr. , and future comedy star Danny Kaye. Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian When Educational ceased operations, Allyson moved over to Vitaphone in Brooklyn, and starred or co-starred (with dancer Hal LeRoy) in musical shorts until that studio discontinued New York production in 1940. Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros

Allyson returned to the New York stage. After her appearance in Best Foot Forward in 1941, she was selected for the 1943 film version, and followed it up with several other musicals, including Two Sisters from Boston (1946) and Good News (1947). The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Good News is the title of two American MGM Musical films based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York She also played straight roles such as Constance in The Three Musketeers (1948), the tomboy Jo March in Little Women (1949), and a nurse in Battle Circus (1953). The Three Musketeers ( Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a Novel by Alexandre Dumas père. The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Little Women or Meg Jo Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832&ndash1888 Little Women or Meg Jo Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832&ndash1888 The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as June was very adept at opening the waterworks on cue, and many of her films incorporated a crying scene. Fellow MGM player Margaret O'Brien recalled that she and Allyson were known as "the town criers. Margaret O'Brien (born January 15, 1937 in San Diego California) is an Academy Award -winning American Film actress "

In 1950, June Allyson had been signed to appear opposite Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding, but had to leave the production due to pregnancy. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Royal Wedding ( MGM) is a 1951 Hollywood musical comedy Film set in London in 1947 at the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth (She was replaced initially by Judy Garland, and later Jane Powell. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Jane Powell (born April 1 1929) is an American Singer, dancer and actress. )

James Stewart was a frequent co-star, teaming up with Allyson in films such as The Glenn Miller Story, The Stratton Story and Strategic Air Command. James Stewart may refer to Actors James Stewart (actor (1908&ndash1997 Hollywood movie actor and USAF Brigadier General The Glenn Miller Story is a 1953 American film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their first non- western The Stratton Story is a 1949 Film directed by Sam Wood which tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U

Allyson was an extremely active star in the 1940s and 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the comedy Too Young To Kiss in 1951. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner In 1955, she was named the ninth most popular movie star in the annual Quigley Exhibitors Poll and the second most popular female star (behind Grace Kelly). Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and She starred in 1956 with a young rising star named Jack Lemmon in a musical comedy, You Can't Run Away From It. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles

After her film career ended in the late 1950s, Allyson starred on television as hostess and occasional star of The DuPont Show with June Allyson. The anthology series lasted two seasons. In later years the actress appeared on popular shows such as The Love Boat and Murder, She Wrote. The Love Boat (simply Love Boat in its final season is an American Television series set on a Cruise ship, which Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher.

Personal life

On August 19, 1945, Allyson caused Hollywood studio chiefs some consternation by marrying Dick Powell, who was 13 years her senior and had been previously married to Mildred Maund and Joan Blondell. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American They had two children, Pamela Allyson Powell (adopted in 1948 through the Tennessee Children's Home Society in an adoption arranged by Georgia Tann) and Richard Powell, Jr. Tennessee Children's Home Society was an Orphanage operated in the state of Tennessee during the first half of the 20th Century and is most often associated with Georgia Tann (d September 1950 operated the Tennessee Children's Home Society, an adoption agency in Memphis Tennessee. born on December 24, 1950. The couple briefly separated in 1961, but reconciled and remained married until his death on January 2, 1963, which led to Allyson's effective retirement from the screen. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Following Powell's death, she went though a bitter court battle with her mother over custody of her children, Ricky and Pamela. Reports at the time revealed that writer/director Dirk Summers, with whom Allyson was romantically involved from 1963 to 1975, was named legal guardian for Ricky and Pamela as a result of a court petition. Members of the nascent jet-set, Allyson and Summers were frequently seen in Cap d'Antibes, Madrid, Rome and London. Jet Set was a Television programme in the UK It was presented by Eamonn Holmes, and it first started in 2001, on BBC television channel Antibes ( Provençal Occitan: Antíbol in classical norm or Antibo in Mistralian norm is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. However, Summers refused to marry her and the relationship did not last. Allyson twice married and divorced Powell's barber, Alfred Glenn Maxwell, who she claimed physically abused her. During this time, Allyson struggled with alcoholism, which she overcame in the mid-seventies. She was married to David Ashrow, a dentist turned actor, from 1976 until her death. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple occasionally performed together in regional theater.

Allyson returned to the Broadway stage in 1970 in the play Forty Carats and later toured in a production of No, No Nanette. Forty Carats is a play by Jay Allen. Adapted from the French original by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy the Comedy revolves around No No Nanette is a Musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach

Dick Powell had been a major television player with his own production company, Four Star, owning several network shows. When he died, Allyson was left very well off and didn't need to work. She occasionally made appearances on talk and variety shows.

After Dick Powell developed kidney problems and died of cancer, June Allyson committed herself to charitable work on his behalf. She championed the importance of research in urological and gynecological diseases in seniors, and represented the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in commercials for Depend adult diapers. Depend is a brand name for a type of adult-sized diapers marketed to those afflicted with urinary or Fecal incontinence. Her name made the headlines again when actor-turned-agent Marty Ingels publicly charged Allyson with not paying his large commission on the Depend deal. Marty Ingels (born Martin Ingerman on March 9, 1936[http //www Allyson counter-charged that Ingels was harassing her with dozens of phone calls daily and nightly.

Allyson made a special appearance in 1994 in That's Entertainment III, as one of the film's narrators. The film That's Dancing! is also known as That's Entertainment! III She spoke about MGM's golden era, and introduced vintage film clips.

Allyson had been in failing health since undergoing a hip-replacement surgery, and died at her home in Ojai, California on July 8, 2006. Ojai (ˈoʊhaɪ is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. She was 88 years old. Her death was a result of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis. Her husband of nearly 30 years, David Ashrow, was at her side.

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, June Allyson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1537 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Filmography

Features

Short subjects

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• June Allyson at the Internet Movie Database
• June Allyson at Allmovie
• June Allyson at the TCM Movie Database
• June Allyson at Find A Grave
• Joe Daurril's Allyson Without Tears
• June Allyson's Official Web Site
• June Allyson Obituary

Persondata
NAME	Allyson, June
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Geisman, Eleanor
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 7, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	The Bronx, New York City, New York
DATE OF DEATH	July 8, 2006
PLACE OF DEATH	Ojai, California, U.S.

Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ojai (ˈoʊhaɪ is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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